Thursday

Ex-husband of Senator Stella Oduah, Lt-Col. Satchie Emmanuel Etoromi (rtd.) has cried out to his former wife to convey the dead body of their late 28-year old son,
Chinedu Toritseju Etoromi to him for a proper burial in the South-south
part of Nigeria - Warri, Delta State, according to ThisDay.

The letter was revealed on Wednesday, 31st of August, 2016 while
speaking to journalists. He reportedly sent a powerful delegation to
his royal majesty, Igwe D. O. Oduah, the Igwe of Akili Ozizor, Ogbaru
in Anambra State, expressed sadness over the death of his son and how
he was treated by the Senator who failed to inform him about the odd
news leaving him to scramble for the details online.

In his letter to the royal father titled, “Appeal To Intercede to
Ensure Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah Brings My Son, Maxwell Chinedu
Obiechina Wereyesigha Toritseju Etoromi To Me In Warri For Burial,” the
bereaved father said he read about the death of their 28 years old son
in the newspapers without being informed by his ex-wife.

“His Royal Highness Igwe Oduah 1 betrothed Stella Oduah to me on 18th
November 1984 in Akili Ozizor. We married on the 16th of December 1984
in His Highness`s Palace in Akili Ozizor. After the payment of dowry
and exchange of gifts, we were taken to Nde-Mili where we performed the
final rites.

“I am surprised to see in the internet stories that my son Maxwell
Omabuwa Temisanre Obiechina Wereyesigha Toritseju Chinedu Etoromi who
Stella delivered for us on 14th March 1988 at 05.00 hour in St Mary`s
Hospital Ugboroke Warri is dead”, the bereaved father said in the letter.

He alleged that up till now, his enstranged wife had not contacted him
on the death of their son only for her to commence preparation to bury
him last Friday in her home town.
“Up till now Stella has not told me my son died in her custody. There
is rumour that my son will be buried in Akili Ozizor. That is not
acceptable at all. My son must be brought to me in Warri for
internment”, he lamented.

In the letter which was copied to Most Reverend Valerian Okeke, The
Arch-Bishop of Onitsha, and the Parish Priest, Father, Donald Uzoh of
Sacred Heart Parish, the bereaved father insisted that his late son
must be returned for proper burial in his father’s place.

Chief Etoromi explained to the monarch that the stories needed not be
told now, but his grief at Omabuwa`s transition was too much to bear,
hence he is is reacting this way.